Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-09-28
THE NORTHWEST.
] NEBRASKA.

NEBRASKA.
Beatrice had 81 900 fire Friday.
The Masonic Fraternity win erect 5000
temple at Kearney.
sonage to cost g. 500.
The new $4,000 hotel at Kearney is ap-
preaching completion.
The Missouri Pacific has commenced for the
extension to Hastings.
The Baptist association Of the Omaha dis
trfct is In session at Blair.
Gov Thsyer has an invitation to hob-nob
with the president at st. Louis.
The Greenwood druggists were fined $50
each for violation of the Slocnm law.
The district court now in session at Har-
tington has ten criminal and fortY-four civil
cases docketed.
The board of trade of Kesrney are negoti-
ating for the establishment Of factory for
making pressed brick.
Nebraska conference OF the Methodist church
Is in session at Fremont.
The contract will be let Saturday for new
court house in Kearney to be erected at cost
of S50, 900 or thereabouts.
The Adventists are assembling in full
strength at Grand Island. Camp meeting
commences September 10.
Susan Fades, a young lady living within q
mile Of Long Pine, was ravished Monday by a
hunter, who called for drink of water. D.
j. Foley, large man living at Long Pine,
has been arrested and the evidence appears
conclusive. There was talk of lynching.
The Incorporation Of the Citizens National
bank at WaJne is now completed. It begins
business with capital Of $75, 900.
Ponca has Republican candidate for dis
trict judge. Hon W. F. Norris having received
the nomination at the Norfolk convention.
At Crete Thursday evening, farewell re-
ception was given to Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Bates, Of the Congregational church, who are
about to depart as missionaries 10 Africa.
The adiusters Of the insurance companies
carrying policies on Frank Highlands store,
burned at Colon last week, have been at Ere
mont and effected settlement with Hoag
land. They found conclusive evidence show
ing thathe fired the store to get the Insurance.
amounting to $500. Hoagland finally ad.
mitted the crime and surrendered his policies,
thus destroying his reputation and his for.
tune.
IOWA
The mayor of Dubuque has organized a
searching party, who are searching for the
poundmaster who SO mysteriously disappear
ed.
Thomas Jefferson, Of Ida Grove, has gone
to Western college to teach trigonometry. He
explains the science so that 1t is as clear as
Jeffersonian simplicity.
The Cass County Democrat picked up it's
Office and removed to Nebraska because, 1t
said, there were not Democrats enough in
Cass county to support it.
At Council Bluffs Sunday night burglar
entered the sleeping apartments of five differ
emit persons without being captured. He got
$40 and two silver watches.
The following is the vote for choice of presi-
dent as taken Tuesday on the Des Moines
Valley railroad in four coaches: Blaine rs,
Cleveland 45, Allison 26, Sherman az.
The wheat crop of Iowa is estimated at 3d.
100000 bushels, or 4,25O,0l0 below the yield
of last year, while the oat yield is estimated
at 100000 bushels more than last year.
The famous Trappist monastery, twelve
miles from Dubuque, established forty years
ago, has now about sixty monks within it. In
connection there is farm of 1900 acres.
There is but one other house of this Trappist
order in the Unified States
Several bows from nine to thirteen years of
age broke into the Lutheran church, at De-
corah, one of the finest In the northwest, and
destroyed the organ, threw mud on the carpet
and tore up the bible and gowns. The
damage is estimated at several hundred dol
lars.
The home and barn of Reimer Meiburg,
near Davenport, was destroyed by fire Friday
morning. The family narrowly escaped with
their lives. Several fine horses were crema-
ted and farm machinery consumed. Meiburg
dropped a lighted lantern in the hay and
started the blaze. Loss, $1,000.
No frost has occurred yet at Big Stone City
and corn Is perfectly ripe.
The DeSmet roller mills will have capacity
OF sixty barrels of -four per day.
Mrs. Schultz, the lady at Bristol who was
gored by bull, has since died.
Too much rain is the universal complaint
OF the farmers in the vicinity of DeSmet.
Gen. Fairchild, Gen. Allen and Judge
Palmer were given reception at Sioux Falls
by the G. A. r post.
Besides the ennamnmant thare N &c a circus